The Manchester Free Press

Thursday • April 25 • 2024

Vol.XVI • No.XVII

Manchester, N.H.

If Only The GOP Ran Good Candidates Like This …

Granite Grok - Mon, 2023-06-19 15:00 +0000

Check out this clip of John Fetterman. According to the GOP Establishment … you know, the Mikey Grahams and the Chris Sununus … the Democrats did better than expected in 2022 because they ran “good candidates” while the GOP ran “bad candidates.” As the video shows, that’s a LIE … but the GOP Establishment routinely lies. For example, where’s the apology … or at least a retraction … from Mikey and Sun-King Sununu … of virtually everything they told us about COVID.

Fetterman is in the United States Senate because Pennsylvania elections are RIGGED. “Early voting” and “mail-in ballots” are NOT democratic. They are anti-democratic because they allow uninformed voting. They allow the manipulation of voters. (BUT they are not going away … so either the GOP fights fire with fire or the GOP has no chance in States like Pennsylvania).

Chuck Morse was NOT a “good candidate.” He couldn’t even win a primary. Bolduc didn’t lose because he was a “bad candidate.” He lost because Sun-King Sununu has made New Hampshire  bluer and bluer and bluer. (Indeed, every GOP vote cast in New Hampshire is a WASTED vote because those votes won’t make any difference in New Hampshire, but would matter in real swing-States like, for example, Arizona.)

Here’s the video:

 

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New Hampshire Boy Celebrated for Having His Genitals Surgically Removed

Granite Grok - Mon, 2023-06-19 13:30 +0000

Back in 2018, we watched 16-year-old NH resident Emily Tressa testify in support of NH’s bathroom bill HB1319 which gives males access to female private spaces such as women’s locker rooms and restrooms.

He was held up as an example of a young man who easily passed as a young woman and as proof positive why women no longer deserved our rights to privacy.

I felt sad for him because he was too young to understand the difficult path he was on. I had attended a presentation by Rene Jax, a male-to-female transsexual, where he spoke about the very serious health problems he had suffered since starting his medical transition and his regret for the loss of his healthy body.

I often thought of Emily and wondered what had happened to him, and I recently discovered that he had gone through vaginoplasty at the age of 17, meaning the surgeon inverted his penis and fashioned it into a pseudo-vagina which he has to dilate for the rest of his life to keep it from closing. He also has to continue taking female hormones for the rest of his life which will seriously damage his health and shorten his life.

If you spend much time on social media discussing this subject, you will frequently encounter people who declare that gender-confused minors never have surgery on their genitals and right-wing fascists are spreading the lie that it is happening to further their own evil ends. But it is not difficult to find evidence this is happening.

The whole country witnessed Jazz Jennings having a “farewell to penis” party on his very popular TV show before his vaginoplasty at the age of 17. And Boston Children’s Hospital used to advertise vaginoplasty for 17-year-olds before their very sick videos about transing of kids were exposed by Libs of TikTok and Billboard Chris.

Related: Psychologist Celebrated for Transing Autistic Kids

Back in 2019, journalists with New York Daily News and Inside Edition celebrated Emily’s vaginoplasty, and he published a series of videos documenting his vaginoplasty experience on YouTube. Back then, it was something to celebrate. Now the legacy media is trying to cover it up and pretend it isn’t happening. Emily Tressa and Jazz Jennings are living proof that it is.

 

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Dover, New Hampshire, Bans Book Banning™ … Or Something

Granite Grok - Mon, 2023-06-19 12:00 +0000

The Dover City Council “overwhelmingly” approved a resolution last week. It denounces partisan political and “unconstitutional” book banning, which is amusing given that Dover is run by political partisans that hate the US Constitution.

Without looking, I can almost guarantee that the City of Dover’s political elite said little about constitutional rights during COVID. And how long would it take for us to find rants about the need to silence dissent as disinformation? Support for passports that restrict the unvaccinated (or not vaccinated enough) from access to public spaces; or businesses pressured to keep them out of private ones.

The Democrat Dover City Council would, if it could, implement the most draconian interventions permissible, the Constitution be damned, from essential and unessential businesses to indoor or outdoor mask mandates to prohibiting religious gatherings (or gatherings of any sort) and for longer and harder than you can imagine.

If someone told them they could ignore the Bill of Rights tomorrow, they’d be dancing widdershins around its smoldering ashes and streaming it on Instagram.

This isn’t about taking a constitutional stand on book banning. This is a partisan head fake.

Books have been challenged in Dover as inappropriate material for the public and school libraries: books that glorify heterosexual rape, child-adult sex (pedophilia), and illegal drug use, to name but a few. No one is asking the city to do something it cannot. Like every political subdivision, Dover willingly prohibits minors’ access or activity based on age, including “published material” deemed unsuitable for “children.” But here they are, having a fit and making references in their resolution to Nazis.

Beginning on May 10, 1933, Nazi-dominated student groups carried out public burnings of books they claimed were “un-German.” The book burnings took place in 34 university towns and cities. Works of prominent Jewish, liberal, and leftist writers ended up in the bonfires. The book burnings stood as a powerful symbol of Nazi intolerance and censorship.

To my knowledge, no books have been burned in New Hampshire (except for a few Harry Potter Books), and no one is asking that anything be banned. But the Progs have decided to conjure the dark history of totalitarian regimes in defense of material that would make most adults blush if asked to read it out loud in public. Material that, if you handed it to your neighbor’s kid, could get you arrested and charged as a sex offender.

And while we’re enjoying ironies, do Dover Democrats know that a private citizen burning a book in protest is protected by the Constitution just as if they were burning the American flag (don’t try that with a pride flag, they’ll bust you for a hate crime)?

And if you happen to be a Dover Democrat, burning black businesses under the shadow of the penumbra of mostly peaceful protests is also a right, as is expressing your dissatisfaction with a Supreme Court ruling by vandalizing or burning pregnancy crisis centers.

Search their social feeds. I bet you’ll find they have nothing negative to say about those folks depriving others of their constitutionally protected rights. You might even see a few huzzahs.

And where can we find similar outrage from Dover’s proud first amendment defenders over the Twitter Files? The Government actively censored people and banned them and their words. Got them muted or kicked out of the public debate entirely, even interfering with elections.

It’s a fair question because you write, in your resolution, “WHEREAS: All public officials in the City of Dover, together with the City Manager and Department Heads, have each taken an oath to uphold the State and Federal Constitutions.”

An oath?

We’ll need proof of that outside this narrow grooming scandal you’ve defended. Otherwise, your resolution resembles partisan Potemkin politics, a dog and pony show, smoke and mirrors, and street theater.

But it’s not a total loss. There might be something sensible in there.

“…it bears noting minors cannot obtain a library card to check out books at the Dover Public Library without parental/guardian consent.”

So, parents might have some rights over their children and the books they can read, and the Dover City Council just resolved it, if not sideways.

Will or has Dover prohibited any expense of city funds that might deny them that right? Sticky wicket, that. What if they object to the kiddie porn peddled as knowledge curated by experts?

 

The Dover Public Library, as well as the Dover School District, employ professional librarians who have education, expertise, and experience in developing a collection of materials for their libraries. If some book or other material has been acquired as part of the collection, the professional determination should in no be way partisan, political or ideological, but instead based purely on the informational value and potential interest of the book/material to the public generally and the marketplace of ideas.

 

And, (emphasis, mine).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND DOVER CITY COUNCIL THAT: Censorship of ideas on the basis of partisan, political or ideological beliefs is antidemocratic, unconstitutional, and denounced in the City of Dover. All citizens’ rights under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Part I, Article 22 of the State Constitution shall be respected in accordance with applicable law. City resources, to include City funds and the time of the City’s professional staff, may not be used for the purpose of censoring library materials on the basis of political, partisan or ideological beliefs.

Librarians are paid government employees. Could they be required to demonstrate that decisions about what is or is not included are apolitical? Is the conspicuous absence of a title or topic partisan unconstitutional book banning? Nope. The Resolution is written so that requesting a book be removed is untenable. Keeping books from entering the collection on ideological grounds would not be unconstitutional.

Librarians can expend all the city time or money they like exercising partisan political bias to keep materials out.

You won’t likely find too many books on scandals involving Barak Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, Benghazi, or any Democrat who has held elected office. Books by or about Donald Trump could be excluded, or anything recent on the misguided response to COVID. Books on how masks, distancing, or the vaccine didn’t do any of the things they said or the unconstitutional political response. Are there any books on abstinence or the fiscal or personal benefits of saving sex for marriage or staying married?

There might be. I have no idea, but those are a few suggestions. I’m sure the citizens of Dover will find what’s missing, with which we might start a conversation about partisan political librarians. Because while you can’t have every book on the shelf, the ones you choose to leave out speak louder than words. Like how “… public officials in the City of Dover, together with the City Manager and Department Heads, have each taken an oath to uphold the State and Federal Constitutions.”

It makes me smile every time I read that. And it might not be books you’ve “banned” by exclusion or books you’ve included that violate decency laws, but I have a feeling that bit in your resolution is going to come back and bite you in the collective ass.

 

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The Democrats Versus Trump: A Bad Horror Movie?

Granite Grok - Mon, 2023-06-19 10:30 +0000

The Democrats and Donald Trump reminds me of a bad horror movie, where the hapless protagonists only make the monster stronger with each attempt to eliminate it. So goes the Democrats’ endless attempts to finally rid America of the “scourge” of Donald Trump.

Thanks to the Durham Report, we now know they started even before Trump was elected president. Hillary Clinton’s campaign – with the full knowledge of the candidate and the sitting president, Barack Obama – cooked up a “dirty trick” to portray Trump as an agent of Russia in their effort to deny Trump the White House.

When that didn’t work, they weaponized the FBI, CIA, and the rest of the “deep state” to undermine and hobble his presidency. They spied on Trump and his campaign staff using false information manufactured by the FBI.

When that didn’t work, they impeached him under the false charge that he sought foreign assistance for his 2020 re-election bid. This time a spy, in the person of NSC staffer Alexander Vindman, was sent to listen in on Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Zelensky and then make all manner of false charges against Trump based on it.

Democrats were furious that Trump was less than enthusiastic about their plans to use Ukraine as a proxy to go to war with Russia. Vindman, though an active-duty US military officer, was of Ukrainian background and was loyal to the country of his origin rather than the country of his citizenship. He also openly defied the military chain of command and his commander-in-chief. Trump’s lack of enthusiasm for their “Project Ukraine” infuriated Vindman and he sought his revenge against the US President.

When that didn’t work, they impeached Trump again over the false charge that he led an “insurrection” against the US government on January 6, 2021. The more surveillance video we see of this “insurrection,” the more it looks like a false-flag operation cooked up perhaps by Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the Washington swamp to finally be rid of Trump. Hundreds of political prisoners have been held in solitary confinement on false accusations that they tried to overthrow the US government.

When that didn’t work, and Trump’s re-election numbers looked more and more favorable while Biden’s approval rating continued to linger in the political basement, the Democrats have now indicted him over some classified documents apparently discovered in his residence in Florida.

The boxes and boxes of classified documents discovered at multiple Biden locations have disappeared into the memory hole with the help of the media—nothing to see here.

Suddenly Donald Trump, who polling suggests would obliterate Joe Biden in a fair US election, faces 100 years in prison! Where else would you see the head of one political party arrest his main political opponent on cooked-up charges? A banana republic!

For those of us who love this country, it is truly shocking to see this abuse of power. But there’s one thing these dirty tricksters never seem to understand: the more false evidence and false charges they cook up against Trump, the stronger Trump becomes. With these outrageous and continuous attacks on Trump, the Democratic Party (and plenty of Republicans) has lost all credibility. When this plan fails, and it will, I am afraid to think what they might try next.

 

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

Sports Betting Mistakes to Avoid: Lessons From the Pros

Granite Grok - Mon, 2023-06-19 09:30 +0000

Politics are always at the forefront of things in New Hampshire, and they are a crucial part of life for state residents. While this covers the usual range of subjects, it can sometimes impact what we do to have fun in our spare time. Sports betting is a great example and is an activity that was legalized by state officials in 2019.

As a result of this regulatory change, locals around New Hampshire now have the same choice as people in states like New Jersey for sports betting. A good tip for any new bettor is to find out the top US sportsbook promos and bonuses for 2023 and to sign up with a site that offers them. It is worth finding out about common mistakes when gambling on sports, so you can avoid them.

9 common sports betting mistakes to avoid

If you are looking to get some tips on costly mistakes to avoid as a sports bettor, the best people to turn to for help are pro sports gamblers. Here are some of the lessons can you take from them to guide your own gambling:

1. Changing unit size

Managing your money wisely is a great tip to take from sports betting pros. One common mistake to avoid is changing the unit size of your bets. This means never getting too confident and risking more when you’re winning, but also never chasing losses if you lose. Most sports betting pros will instead use a flat rate betting system which involves staking the same amount on each wager and only using up to 5% of your bankroll per bet.

2. Overreacting to recent trends

Although research is key when placing bets, one thing you should avoid is putting too much emphasis on recent trends. This can be tough to accomplish because most gamblers will naturally want to back a team that is on a hot winning streak.

By the same token, most people will bet against a team who lost their last game badly. This is something to guard against though as hot teams are overvalued and teams coming off recent losses are undervalued. It is much better to look at things from the opposite perspective as you will get better odds.

3. Gambler’s fallacy

This is the notion that if an event happens more often than usual over a set period of time, it will happen less often moving ahead. The problem with this idea in sports betting is that events do not follow a pattern and each game you bet on is its own individual, unique spectacle. For example, if the Rays lose the first three games of the World Series to the Astros, it does not mean they will lose the fourth. Gambler’s fallacy suggests they should.

4. Too many bets

Sports wagering pros know that betting for the sake of it is ill-advised and can lead to financial losses in the long-term. Due to this, you should never get into the habit of making too many wagers and you should only bet on sports when you are confident the bet makes sense.

5. Having unrealistic expectations

Any sports betting pro needs to have realistic expectations regarding what can be achieved. New bettors can often have a totally skewed idea of how much they can earn per week or how much they can grow their betting bankroll per month.

If you fall into this trap, you will not only end up feeling disappointed when things don’t pan out this way but also put too much pressure on yourself to hit unrealistic targets. It is therefore a lot more sensible to set realistic targets to aim for, such as trying to win at least 55% of your bets to stay in profit.

6. Buying into touts

Although sports betting markets like New Hampshire’s are regulated to keep gamblers safe, the overall industry does not always have the same assurances. One example to consider is people who set up companies or websites selling picks to bettors.

While there are some honest and legitimate handicappers out there, there are also some scammers that are simply after your money. If you see a handicapper who is promising quick returns, easy cash or has no track record to check out, it is best to avoid them.

7.  Choosing your heart over your head

One lesson to take from sports betting pros is to always use logic, reason and factual evidence when choosing which wagers to place. There are a ton of websites now available which provide the latest stats to look over and it is always worth looking at this kind of data when gambling.

This is a much better approach than betting with your heart and relying on gut instinct. If you were to take this approach, you would be far too easily swayed by favorite teams, big franchises such as the LA Lakers or the Toronto Maple Leafs and media coverage. If you choose to use your head instead, you are already one step ahead of most gamblers and stand a better chance of winning overall.

8. Ignoring sharp action

Sharp action is something that the most successful pro sports bettors look out for as it helps them build up a track record of success. This simply refers to spotting reverse line movement when betting on games. This is where the line moves in the other direction from where the betting percentages are heading.

Taking this approach helps you avoid the mistake of betting with your heart and also puts you more in line with what sportsbooks think will happen. As bookies always come out on top in the end, this can’t be a bad thing!

9. Failing to shop for the best line

Whether you live in Windham, Nashua or Berlin, one classic mistake to avoid as a sports gambler is taking the first lines or odds you see on a game, race or event. You do not know if these are the best around to take advantage of and this could result in you losing out in the long run. By shopping for the best lines at multiple sportsbooks, you always get the best value odds and this means you make more cash on winning bets overall.

Where to bet on sports: Best legal sportsbooks

Whether you bet in New Hampshire or any other state where betting is allowed, finding the best legal sportsbooks to use is another tip to take from pro gamblers. This is something you must pay close attention to as it will directly impact how much fun you have, how safe you stay online and how easy it is to access the best lines.

To make it a little easier, we have looked over some of the top platforms to sign up with and can recommend a few of the very best. Caesar’s sportsbook is a fully regulated betting site and one that has an enviable reputation in the sector. It also has superb customer support, great value odds on all major sports and plenty of markets to explore.

Bet365 is another top legal US sportsbook to consider using and features some of the best bonuses to grab. With an intuitive user interface and a range of secure payment options, it is also a well-known brand in the industry.

DraftKings is also a sportsbook which rates highly and has a slick, professional design. Their mobile app is perfect for betting on the move, and they have a quick, simple sign-up process.

Bet like a pro on all the top sports

If you live in New Hampshire and are interested in getting involved with sports betting, the decision by state politicians in 2019 means this is entirely possible. It is worth considering the above tips first though, so you not only bet like a pro but also avoid the costliest mistakes that new gamblers make.

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Who Has The Higher Polling Number: Trump or Biden

Granite Grok - Mon, 2023-06-19 01:30 +0000

The media and political onslaught against Trump is never-ending. The Left’s goal is to dirty up Trump so that anyone in the squishy-middle-low-info voter groups will instantly recoil from pulling the lever for him.

On the other hand, the media has pulled out all the stops praising Xiden’s buffoonery and his miscreant minions using a too-large Executive Branch as an instrument of Tyranny. (Go ahead and tell me that all the top-down decisions aren’t making us miserable?)

So when I saw this from Rasmussen, my eyes popped out to see how bad it was: Biden, 23% strongly approve, 46% strongly disapprove:

 

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Not a great spot to be in right about now, although his lowest approval was 22% a year ago.

Now, in a head-to-head against Trump?  Even with that -23 rating, this latest instance of Democrat lawfare SHOULD have put Trump six feet under….oh wait!

Biden total approval is at 43%, Trump’s total Approval is 51%.

 

 

So, about those 81 million votes that Biden got…

 

 

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Urgent Appeal: Vote Against the Impeachment of General Paxton

Granite Grok - Mon, 2023-06-19 00:00 +0000

Honorable Texas State Senators,

I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the ongoing impeachment proceedings against General Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General. As a concerned citizen who values fairness, due process, and the principles of justice, I implore you to stand against this ill-conceived and unwarranted impeachment effort, which I believe to be a sham lacking substantial evidence and driven by political motives.

The impeachment against General Paxton is nothing short of a political witch hunt driven by partisan motives rather than genuine concerns of wrongdoing. The burden of proof for impeachment lies with those making the allegations, and we must adhere to this fundamental principle of justice to protect the integrity of our democratic processes.

It is also crucial to recognize that impeachment should never be employed as a tool for political retaliation or a means to settle personal or partisan differences. Instead, it should be reserved for apparent misconduct or public trust violations. As you evaluate the allegations against General Paxton, it is vital to ensure that the burden of proof is met and that due process is respected.

It is crucial to consider the potential repercussions of setting such a precedent, as it could undermine the stability and functionality of our government institutions, eroding the public’s trust in our democracy.

The House’s rush to impeach Attorney General Paxton, with 20 articles adopted within a mere two days, raises concerns about the integrity and fairness of the process. Such haste, combined with the lack of compelling evidence, undermines the credibility of the impeachment effort and threatens the foundations of our democratic institutions.

While addressing any legitimate concerns or allegations raised against public officials is essential, ensuring that impeachment proceedings are grounded in genuine evidence of misconduct is equally vital. As they currently stand, the accusations against General Paxton lack substantive proof and fail to meet the threshold required to justify removing him from office.

Moreover, it is worth noting that the people of Texas have overwhelmingly elected him to serve as their Attorney General. Therefore, the impeachment of a popular elected official should not be taken lightly, as it challenges the voice and choice of the electorate. Removing him from office through an impeachment process lacking strong and compelling evidence would undermine the vote and will of the voters. Such actions risk alienating a significant portion of the population and exacerbating political divisions rather than fostering harmony and cooperation. Removing him from office based on flimsy allegations sets a dangerous precedent that could further polarize our society and undermine the people’s trust in their elected representatives.

I would like you to judge Attorney General Ken Paxton based on his records and the tangible contributions he has made to the safety and well-being of Texas. Throughout his tenure, he has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to upholding the rule of law and protecting the interests of Texas residents.

His efforts to combat crime, defend individual liberties, and stop the federal government’s overreach have impacted our communities and our way of life. It is imperative to consider these accomplishments when evaluating his fitness to serve and resist succumbing to the pressures of political agendas that seek to undermine his achievements.

Therefore, as honorable representatives of the people, I urge you to carefully consider the facts, weigh the evidence presented, and evaluate the motivations behind this impeachment effort. It is essential to remember the broader interests of the citizens of Texas and prioritize their well-being over political expediency.
As a concerned citizen, the best alternative is dismissing the allegations against General Paxton without a mock trial.
Upholding the sanctity of due process is crucial and sets a precedent for future proceedings that should be grounded in truth, evidence, and the people’s will.

Should you decide to vote, I urge you to vote against this sham impeachment. Doing so would demonstrate your commitment to fairness, integrity, and preserving our democratic system. It is crucial to safeguard the credibility of our democratic processes, as well as to protect the rights of those who have been elected to serve.

Thank you for your attention, commitment to public service, and dedication to upholding the principles of justice. I trust in your wisdom and integrity as you make this critical decision that will shape the due process in the great State of Texas.
Sincerely yours,

Amil Imani
Professor of Homeland Security

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Government Power Is Like a Deadly Disease

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 22:30 +0000

Government power is like a deadly disease.

If you don’t nip it in the bud, it grows faster and faster – and more dangerous.

That’s what the Founders and Old Revolutionaries warned us about – repeatedly. As a result of ignoring their warnings for generations, we now live under the largest government in history – and the disease keeps getting worse.

Virtually every time the people ignore one new government power or another, there’s an excuse – an “emergency” they claim requires us to ignore some limitation on power in the Constitution.

I’m sure you’ve heard things like this as much as I have.

“The Patriot Act is just for the terrorists”

“The income tax is only an emergency war time measure”

“If we don’t ban ___, people will die in the streets!”

“But it’s for the children!”

All these excuses are based in fear, what John Adams warned is “the foundation of most governments.”

We were warned – repeatedly – how dangerous this mentality is.

Founder after founder warned us against turning a blind eye to violations of the Constitution, which they also called “arbitrary power” or “usurpations” of power.

Samuel Adams put it this way:

Let us remember that if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom!

In his opinion against the constitutionality of Alexander Hamilton’s first National Bank, Thomas Jefferson warned that even a single step beyond the limits of the Constitution was a step too far:

To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible of any definition.

Years earlier, John Dickinson, the “Penman of the Revolution,” took the same view as Jefferson and urged us to “Oppose a disease at its beginning” – because even a single concession to the limits of government power would act as a “PRECEDENT for other concessions” in the future.

He warned that those concessions would lead to the end of freedom. John Adams described it like a deadly disease:

The nature of the encroachment upon the American constitution is such, as to grow every day more and more encroaching. Like a cancer, it eats faster and faster every hour.

That’s why so many of the founders and old revolutionaries understood that arbitrary power needs to be opposed by the people themselves, the earlier the better. Adams put it this way:

Obsta principiis – Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. When the people give way, their deceivers, betrayers and destroyers press upon them so fast that there is no resisting afterwards.”

He was reiterating a long-standing maxim that James Otis also recognized a few years earlier:

“It is my countrymen of the utmost consequence that we boldly oppose the least infraction of our charter, and rights as men. Obsta Principiis is a maxim never to be forgot: If we do not resist at the first attack, it may soon be too late”

Thomas Jefferson gave the same advice in his “Notes on the state of Virginia.” He wrote:

“The time to guard against corruption and tyranny, is before they shall have gotten hold of us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered.”

These leading founders and old revolutionaries recognized a timeless truth. When you allow a government to chip away at the limits on its power, eventually the dam will burst. You will end up with a government exercising virtually unlimited authority – arbitrary power.

Unfortunately, that dam burst many years ago. From money printing that powers an almost endless list of unconstitutional federal programs, to mass, warrantless surveillance, violations of your natural right to keep and bear arms, unconstitutional and undeclared wars – and everything in between – we can see the danger of ignoring the founders all around us.

Although going from where things are today – to a true “land of the free” won’t be quick or easy. It’s definitely not game over for liberty.

As St. George Tucker put it:

The acquiescence of the people of a state under any usurped authority for any length of time, can never deprive them of the right of resuming the sovereign power into their own hands, whenever they think fit, or are able to do so, since that right is perfectly unalienable.

We’ve got a long way to go, and a lot of work yet to do. But with your support, we’re building a strong foundation for the Constitution and liberty – whether the government happens to like it, or not.

 

 

 

Mike Maharrey | The Tenth Amendment Center

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There is no Connection Between Low Atmospheric CO2 to Less Extreme Weather

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 21:00 +0000

The Climate Cult’s apocalyptic prognostications don’t hold up well when compared to facts and science, but anyone who points this out is smeared as a denier. To be fair, I do deny the validity of their arguments, their “science,” the alleged causes, effects, and cures.

Related: The Climate Cult’s Cape Cod Conundrum

I deny that this is anything but a power grab based on a desire to undermine free market capitalism and human liberty.

There is no connection between atmospheric CO2, and the things the Climate Cult alleges are in response to it. There is no evidence their proposed solutions would lower “emissions” or that they would change any of the side effects they claim are caused by them. Nothing they say makes sense, but they keep saying it, so some folks think it must be true.

If you want to invest your time and money in it, be my guest, but there is no such thing as climate choice. However, there is ample evidence that those who agree with me are more likely correct than those who disagree – primarily on the relationship between emissions and weather.

And we enjoy scouring the internet for examples that arm you in the fight.

Related: Biden’s EPA ‘Erases’ the 1930s ‘cuz “Climate Change”

Tony Heller has been a reliable source of such evidence. In a recent video, he explores the super-safe climate of seventy years ago as he takes us back to 1953. Tito was inaugurated as President of Yugoslavia. Eisenhower refused clemency to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Stalin suffers a stroke that kills him. Winston Churchill is knighted, and Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England. The SCOTUS tells restaurants in Washington, DC, they cannot refuse service to black people. Castro started his Cuban Revolution; Chevy rolled out its first Corvette, the Korea war ended, and General Electric announced it was firing any employee who was a communist.

CO2 was very low in 1953, but the weather was still “extreme.”

 

 

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Happy Father’s Day!

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 19:30 +0000

Let me quote from my published op-ed from last year, paying tribute to my father.

MY FATHER was born in 1938, in a village in Sichuan, China, to an intelligent but poor and sickly father whose death left his impoverished mother to fend for herself.

Fate was not kind to her, as the struggle of being poor and raising six children was compounded when she developed a severe infection from a dog bite. Treatment cost her what little she had, and my father was orphaned at the age of 6.

The life of an orphan in China was unforgiving, but thankfully my father’s uncle adopted him. As a man of little means, he needed my father to work on the farm; education was expensive and out of the question, but he could earn his keep as a farmhand. These experiences shaped my father into the man he would become: powerful, steadfast, and honorable — a true fighter. One that not even the local bullies would challenge.

As a teenager, he earned a reputation as a hard worker. During Chairman Mao’s Great Leap Forward campaign, my father was recruited to work for a vast state-owned steel enterprise in Chongqing. This was idyllic considering the fate suffered by some 40 million Chinese who starved as a result of central planning gone awry.

After several years he was transferred to Chengdu, where he met my mother and fell in love. They were married after obtaining their respective work unit leaders’ permission. I was their first child, one of three, born two years before the terror of the Cultural Revolution ensued.

My memories began in an employer-provided eight-family row house. Our family of five shared two small rooms with dirt floors and an outdoor kitchen. There was no plumbing or heating, and we had to share a single water pump and “bathroom” (a hole in the ground) with eight other families. My parents worked tirelessly, but their positions were lowly, and our food rations were limited as a result.

I always remember my father as a hard worker, waking early each morning to take the bus to work. Public transportation was crowded and the competition to obtain a seat was so fierce that fights would break out. One day, after nearly being run over in a scuffle to get a seat, my father refused to degrade himself any further and bought a used bike to ride to work.

Dad was a prodigious worker and popular amongst his colleagues. His Communist minders thought he was trouble, and he was. His pride denied him submission to their corrupt authoritarianism, and he fought their tyranny at every turn. Honor, however, comes at a price. They conspired to get rid of him by relocating him to a work site 19 hours away. He refused to leave my mother — a sickly woman — and his three children, despite the commonality of family separations in communist China.

His refusal to relocate earned him a permanent “early retirement” in his late 40s. He refused to accept this. And so, he illegally served as a bicycle taxi at night. He had his bike confiscated by the police on multiple occasions and was robbed even more frequently. When seized, he would buy a new bike, and when robbed, he would fight back.

My father certainly could have made our lives easier, but it would have required obedience and submission to his immoral masters. Instead, he persevered honorably so that we could survive the brutality of communism. If he had chosen dishonor, perhaps I would not be the person I am today. Because of my father’s unwavering moral code, I fought back against a life of slavery in China.

After escaping communist China, I brought my parents to the United States, where my father worked in a local Chinese restaurant for a few years. He became a U.S. citizen in 2005 and was later baptized a Christian, something that would have never happened in China. Last year, he was afflicted with COVID at the age of 82, yet he would not submit even to this, and he made a full recovery.

Dad, you are a man of integrity, honor, and dignity: a small man who cast a large shadow and stood defiantly against the evils of communism. You never asked for much, just the freedom to work and provide for us. I am thankful for your love, sacrifice, perseverance, and hard work. You knew you were a man of little means and social status, but in the best way possible, you taught me how to live with dignity in defiance of evil. Despite the harsh lens through which you judge your achievements, you were and are my hero. I love you very much. Happy Father’s Day.

 

Republished with the author’s permission.

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Can You File a Car Insurance Claim Without a Police Crash Report?

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 19:00 +0000

Are you making a car insurance claim for an accident that wasn’t reported to the police? Maybe you were involved in a minor accident, and you’re wondering whether or not you’ll be able to file a claim.

Or perhaps you had an accident, and the other driver refused to report it to the police. You’re wondering what you should do without a police crash report.

Take a look at our guide to finding out if you can get a car accident claim without a police report.

How Insurance Companies Handle Claims Without a Police Crash Report

When a car insurance claim filing without a police crash report, in most cases, insurance companies will still accept the claim and proceed to investigate the claim. Generally, insurance companies will ask for any information available, such as the following:

  • other party’s name
  • insurance information
  • description of the incident

Because police crash reports can provide a more accurate description of the events leading to the crash, the lack of this important detail may lead to longer processing times and lower settlements.

Insurers may also want to use third-party appraisers to determine the value of the loss, which may cause similar delays. To avoid some common claim mistakes you should avoid when getting insurance, it is best to contact your insurer and check their policies on the matter.

When You Can Expect Your Claim to Be Filed Successfully Without a Police Report

Yes, you can file a car insurance claim without a police crash report, as it is not always necessary to provide a police report to your car insurance provider to file a claim. Depending on the situation, you may be able to file and get your claim processed without it. Generally speaking, if this is like:

  • damages are minimal
  • there are no other parties involved
  • you are not at fault

You should be able to get your claim successfully filed without a police report. The only time a police report might be necessary is in cases of significant damage, especially if there are other parties involved and/or the fault is unclear. As long as you provide sufficient evidence of the accident, you should expect your car insurance claim to be filed successfully without a police report.

Understanding the Role of the Police Crash Report in a Car Insurance Claim

In conclusion, filing a car insurance claim without a police crash report is possible, and the decision to do so is ultimately up to the policyholder. It is best to discuss this option with your insurance agent to see if it is the right choice for your situation. For assistance with this and other important questions about your car insurance policy, contact your local agent today.

Sometimes, you learn the most from reading other peoples’ experiences, like when they had to get their car insurance claim filed without a crash report. Visit our blog often so you can become better informed!

 

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Ray Buckley Condemns RFK Jr., Admits Liberty Is Popular In New Hampshire

The Liberty Block - Sun, 2023-06-18 18:28 +0000

The Chairman of the New Hampshire Democrat Party has published an open letter ridiculing RFK Jr. for speaking at the Porcupine Freedom Festival (Porcfest). Buckley condemned the Democrat presidential candidate and rebuked him for associating with libertarians, referring to them as extremists for supporting school choice and gun rights. 

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No Wonder They Want To Make Pistol Braces Illegal!

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 18:00 +0000

Quote of the day:

“Made it harder for people to buy stabilized braces.  Put a pistol on a brace, it turns into a gun.  Makes them more, you can have a higher caliber weapon, a higher caliber bullet coming out of that gun.”

That’s Joe Biden.  You can see it here.

 

 

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Survival Sunday

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 16:30 +0000

First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”.  Please vet & check on your own.  Caveat emptor.  Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations.  I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource.  Read or skip sections depending on your interests.

Second, I fear spicy time is very close, but even a month of food, water, etc., puts you well ahead of most of the sheeple.  IMHO, set your minimum sights on a three-month period.

Third, two things will be critical for having the best chance of making it through:

  1. Mentality: first and foremost in survival is having a flexible mentality and cultivating the ability to adapt. Vanity has no place in survival.
  2. Develop a meatspace network of people that are likeminded: cultivate your community ties and build alliances with neighbors (note: don’t babble about the Jab or globalists or depopulation, or start pointing political fingers when doing this)… and remember, the first rule of PREP CLUB is that there is no prep club.

And please follow both me, Nitzakhon, on Gab… as well as my blog host Granite Grok and also on Telegram Tommy Robinson Official plus his Urban Scoop site.  And don’t forget posts sometimes get cloned on American Reveille as well, which is a good site to check out in general.

FYI, here’s a link to the last Survival Sunday.

 

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June 14th….Boots on the Ground and News you need to know. Things are not getting better.

 

 

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Top of the fold:

Coming soon to a store near you?

The increased crime will cause stores to close.  The thieves will then need to travel farther to get to places where they can still steal, like viruses infecting new tissue.  Soon the collapse of commerce will spread to previously “safe” environments, furthering the chaos and uncertainty that the Globalists want.  This is not accidental.

 

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SITREP sites:

I used to do a SITREP post as a separate, stand-alone.  I can’t afford that time any more.  Here are some “starter places” for sites that I routinely go to get info about what’s happening.

The sidebar of my old blog, with links to other places.   redpilljew

Gates of Vienna

Doug Ross @ Journal (directorblue.blogspot.com)

The Other McCain

TheBlaze

ancipient news

 

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Oddments – random thoughts on prepping:

Trade goods: Toothbrushes & travel-sized toothpaste. Feminine products.    Small soaps.  Coffee.  Shoelaces.  Pens, pencils, paper.

 

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Prepper Site URLS:

Most have daily articles; revisit daily.  Please recommend others in the comments.

Ask a Prepper, how to prepare, survive and thrive, latest news

Mother Earth News

The Organic Prepper Home – The Organic Prepper

SurvivalBlog.com – The Daily Web Log for Prepared Individuals Living in Uncertain Times.

SHTF Blog – Modern Survival

Survival World – Everything You Need To Know to Survive

Homestead Survival Site – How to Live Off The Grid in Comfort and Style

Urban Survival Site | How to Survive a Disaster in the City

Mind4Survival – Survival and Preparedness

Gray Wolf survival

Sustainable Living (sustainablelivingideas.com)

The Classic Survivalist – Surviving in a Modern World

Primal Survivor – Practical and sensible prepping advice

Em Off-grid – We & Our Off The Grid Life – Em OffGrid

Resource for Practical, Daily Prepping Skills for SHTF & Survival (geekprepper.com)

And three aggregate sites listing their top favorite sites & links too:

TOP 50 SURVIVAL & PREPPER BLOGS

The 50 Best Survival Blogs

Prepper Website – Preparedness • Survival • Alternative News

Specific, one-up articles:

The Desperate Measures The Government Is Secretly Resorting To (askaprepper.com)

This Is Why You Should Not Build A Bunker – Ask a Prepper

Highly Nutritious Foods You Can Grow In Mason Jars – Ask a Prepper

Related to Spicy Time:

 

 

Just wait until the EBT cards get cut off, and they believe that you – as a white person – have a garden and chickens.  More charmers:

 

 

 

I’m not trying to provoke a race war here.  But understand that there is a significant percentage of that demographic that believes they are OWED.  And they want PAYBACK.

It’s A New Day! It’s A New Opportunity! | NC Renegades

Our Country is deeply divided. We will not fix this by voting. These people hate us. They want us dead because we will not bow to them. We won’t live in their delusional world. It’s well past time to let them know that we will not go quietly into the night. Are we going to continue to watch TPTB revel in their success of stealing our country and do nothing? Or will we fight? We have lost our Country. Now what are we going to do about it? There is but one way to restore Liberty for the future generations!

Related to Bushcraft specifically:

None this week.

 

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Mass immigration is a problem

 

 

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Short of years and untold wealth, you cannot possibly be fully prepared for everything (I have to keep reminding myself of that).  But even some preparations, ideally at least 90 days of food, water / water purification, etc., puts you head and shoulders in front of the vast majority of the sheeple who will be in jaw-gaping astonishment when the SHTF.  The only relevant questions are:

  1. When does it start?
  2. How bad will it get?
  3. How long will it last?
  4. What will the aftermath look like?

 

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Life, Death and Arnold

 

 

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I have a FORAGING group on Gab.  I will check 2-3 times a week to see if people have asked to join.

Foraging: One-up articles

Mushrooms!  Quick-hit style:

10 Mushrooms That You Can Safely Forage This Spring (& More) — First Light Farm (firstlightfarmer.com)

An Illustrated Guide to Mushroom Foraging (& 10 Earthy, Savory Recipes) (food52.com)

Mushroom Foraging: Everything You Need to Know (survivalsullivan.com)

6 Beginner-Friendly Mushrooms You Can Find in Summer | Wild + Whole (themeateater.com)

Foraging for Mushrooms: The Beginner’s Guide – Mushroom Insider

10 Mushrooms You Should Forage This Summer – The Lost Herbs

Foraging (permanent feature):

Foraging (practicalselfreliance.com)

Wild Harvests (arcadianabe.blogspot.com)

Southern Appalachian Herbs

Books (permanent feature):

Feasting Free on Wild Edibles (old but good)

The Lost Ways (much more than just foraging)

The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO EDIBLE WILD PLANTS FOR BEGINNERS

 

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Shortages (broadly):

22 Medication Shortages: List of Drugs – Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays

My pharmacy has now taken to pre-asking if I want refills “so they can be sure to have it on hand”.  Understand that NOTHING I take is exotic.

10 Biggest Grocery Shortages of 2023 So Far: Eggs, Corn, & More (eatthis.com)

The 13 Food Shortages To Expect In 2023 (thedailymeal.com)

12 items to buy early as supply chain shortages loom | Las Vegas Review-Journal (reviewjournal.com)

German government prepares to end meat consumption – Rations of just 10 grams daily! — Society’s Child — Sott.net

OF COURSE the ones implementing this won’t live by the rule.

 

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Gardening, Food Storage, Animals, Food Preservation, Health, and Related:

 

How to grow butternut squash – Episode 05

 

Other gardening-related videos, links only:

How to Grow Butternuts, Pumpkins, and Any Other Winter Squash | A Complete Guide – YouTube

DANDELIONS are the BEST INDICATORS of… – YouTube

How to Grow Squash in Containers || Black Gumbo – YouTube

How to Build a Squash Trellis – YouTube

How to Grow ButterNut Squash seed to harvest – YouTube

The Self Sufficient Backyard PDF (Ron And Johanna Melchiore) – YouTube

8 Long Lasting Pioneer Recipes You Need To Learn By Heart (askaprepper.com)

There’s wisdom in the past.

Links on old-time food storage (permanent feature):

Thanks to the Canning and Preserving group on Gab, I now have these links:

Preserving foods by drying | How to dry foods safely (uada.edu)

USDA-Complete-Guide-to-Home-Canning-2015-revision.pdf (healthycanning.com)

Canning | SDSU Extension (sdstate.edu)

Food Preservation– Canning | Consumer Food Safety | Washington State University (wsu.edu)

Canning Timer & Checklist App | OSU Extension Catalog | Oregon State University

National Center for Home Food Preservation (uga.edu)

Canning Recipes | Ball® Mason Jars (ballmasonjars.com)

Topical Books (also permanent):

Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking & Curing

Salumi: The Craft of Italian Dry Curing

A Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat, Fish & Game

The Prepper’s Canning Guide

Pickled Pantry

Fermented Vegetables

Hydroponics and Greenhouse Gardening: 3-in-1 Gardening Book to Grow Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit All-Year-Round

Hydroponics for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Hydroponic Gardening, Designing and Building Inexpensive DIY Hydroponic Systems…

The Aquaponics Guidebook: Combining Aquaculture and Hydroponics Combining Aquaculture and Hydroponics

 

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Self-defense (broad)

Beginner’s Guide to Reloading Ammo in 2023 | The Arms Guide

Good basics.

 

I sent this to a martial arts friend, who replied that in a dojo is one thing, but that in the real world these moves take too long.

 

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Hunting & Fishing:

Nothing this week.

 

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Concluding thoughts if I’m moved to comment:

Take care of yourself.

This is the last Survival Sunday for a while.  I’ll be back.  But I am winding down as I need to take a break for my own sanity.  My last post before I go off to recharge will be a meme post this Friday.

 

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A nation that decries nationalism is a nation that is willing to surrender its culture, its history, its very identity.

A nation without identity is nothing more than a land mass; a resource for all and sundry to exploit.

A mere land mass has no emotional pull, no meaning, nothing to inspire men and women to value and protect it.

Thus the motive of the anti-nationalist is clear to see.

— Anonymous

 

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Palate cleansers:

 

 

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Please check out my MEMES collections; last one here.  Mockery, ridicule, and the wrapping of uncomfortable truths inside humor can penetrate the cognitive shields of normies far more effectively – IMHO – than dry facts and figures.

 

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The Dodgers Are A Private Company … And They Can Be As Anti-Catholic As They Want

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 15:00 +0000

Did you know the Los Angeles Dodgers … to honor Pride Month … held a night to honor a drag group that openly HATES on Catholics and whose “show” is all about mocking and demeaning Catholics:

What would our wonderful Sun-King, Chris Sununu, say? Not to hard to imagine: I am NOT a big-government guy; I am NOT a culture-war guy. The government has NO business telling a private company what it can and cannot do. Blah, blah, blah. 

Based on the Big-Pharma propaganda they were spewing to justify corporations coercing people into shooting up with an experimental drug, New Hampshire’s phony “think-tanks,” etc. would be spewing the same the Dodgers are a private company mantra.

Actually, Major League Baseball operates under an anti-trust exemption granted to it by the federal government. In other words, Major League Baseball gets special treatment from the federal government other businesses do NOT get.

But inconvenient facts like that won’t stop the fweemarketeers … like Sun-King Sununu and his cronies … from continuing to make the totally ridiculous argument that we don’t have a “fwee market” if corporations can’t push woke down our throats without any pushback, not even criticism.

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The United Nations Lays Groundwork for Defining Pedophilia as a Human Right

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 13:30 +0000

Advocates for child rape have, for a long while, been looking for a way to legalize the sexual assault of children. NAMBLA, the North American Man Boy Love Association, has been after it for decades, and it looks like the United Nations is here to help.

The pathway is laid out in a report titled “The 8 March Principles for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law Proscribing Conduct Associated with Sex, Reproduction, Drug Use, HIV, Homelessness and Poverty.”

 

For a number of years now, the UN Secretary-General, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, global and regional human rights mechanisms, bodies and experts, national courts, legislatures and domestic human rights institutions, as well as civil society have grappled with the problem of the harmful human rights impact of criminal laws that proscribe conduct associated with sex, reproduction, HIV, drug use, homelessness and poverty.

 

Some of the critical human rights issues include the right to abortion, sex outside marriage, homosexual sex rights, how HIV-positive persons are oppressed by disclosure laws, outlawed drug use, as well as matters of poverty and homelessness. In other words, our long history of faith-based morality, as represented in statute, is likely out of date, and they’ve compiled 32 pages of thoughts that – and I’m just guessing – are cover for legalizing adult sex with minors.

 

The enforcement of criminal law should reflect the rights and capacity of persons under 18 years of age to make decisions about engaging in consensual sexual conduct and their right to be heard in matters concerning them……. Pursuant to their evolving capacities and progressive autonomy, persons under 18 years of age should participate in decisions affecting them, with due regard to their age, maturity, and best interests, and with specific attention to non-discrimination guarantees.

 

Boom!

Not only could children be considered capable of agreeing to be raped by adults (so it’s not rape), but it might also be a violation of their rights to have laws punishing adults who have sex with minors; to require parental consent for abortions as a result of those encounters; or to suggest that children raped by adults might have been coerced into claiming it was consensual.

The UN has paved the way for a conversation about how these laws we mistakenly believe exist to protect children from physical or psychological harm violate human rights. What they mean is that there are a lot of sick, perverted adults who want to rape minors, and they’d like to make it legal.

They must think the time has arrived. That people are ready to embrace pedophilia as normal.

You won’t get any pushback from the political Left. They are enthusiastic supporters happy to refer to pedophiles as minor-attracted persons. They’ve muddied the gender waters for children, promoting sexualization at a very young age and insisting that kids should be able to self-castrate with drugs or surgery, free from meddling adults who might also be their parents.

Following that logic, it makes sense for the UN to suggest that minors are more than capable of consenting to sex with adults, and so they have.

Would this be a good time to remind everyone of a 2018 scandal that reported as many as 60,000 incidents of sexual assault by UN aid workers, “including rape and sex with underage persons”?

 

 

HT | Salvo Mag

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Who Needs A Gas or Electric Bike When You Can Use STEAM!

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 12:00 +0000

OK, perhaps the most efficient or useful mode of transportation around, but you have to admit, for someone who seemed to have a ton of extra time on their hands…

 



 

After all, everybody needs a hobby…and this one needs a bit of planning ahead of time and a fair amount of available wood by the side of the road.

(H/T: Cheezburger Fail Blog)

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Is There A Minimum Age For Freedom Of Speech

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 10:30 +0000

Earlier this month, Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Massachusetts, was at the center of a conflict over a Pride Month celebration. Many students that protested the event are now the targets of criticism from Pride supporters and calls for disciplinary action against the protestors.

I have problems and concerns with both sides of this issue. I am on record as being against celebrating any group of people. I believe in equality, not equity, for everyone, and singling out a specific group of people defeats the spirit of equality. I am going out on a limb to start my arguments and say these protestors should be praised for having the courage to speak their minds. To discipline them sends a wrong message to all children in this school and beyond.

To be clear, this is a Middle School with students aged 11-14. At this age, I find it hard to believe they understand the concept of Pride Month and do not need to be taught the different lifestyles that make up the LGBTQIA+ community. The teachers and administrators of the school forced the Pride concept onto the student body, and I can guarantee that parental consent was not solicited. For teachers to say that the students do not have social awareness should be a reason not to push the Pride concept, but instead, it is used as an argument to hold the protestors accountable for their actions. That sounds like a double standard. Without social awareness, teaching “Pride” is indoctrination.

These students are adolescents, and labels, pro or con, should never be used to describe them. The protestors are labeled as homophobic. You can only be labeled as such if you understand homosexuality. You cannot be against or afraid of something unless you have a basic understanding of the basis of the issue. I cannot put myself into the heads of the protestors, and I lay the blame for this ugly situation at the feet of the adults. It was unnecessary and has put a spotlight and undue pressure on all the students in the school and system.

Proponents of LGBTQIA+ are calling for implementing a DEIJ committee and hiring a DEIJ Counselor for the school staff. They are seizing on this unfortunate circumstance to promote Pride further and push DEIJ into the middle-school curriculum. Just like there is no place for BLM, CRT or the 1619 Project in our schools, pushing DEIJ on children highlights inequality and even racism to children without these concepts. People that claim this country has a systemic racism problem are planting the seeds of racism in our children. They are the people who should be held accountable for their actions, not the few children strong enough to stand up and say no to indoctrination.

I hope the parents of these young protestors stand with their children and do not yield to the pressure of these WOKE teachers and administrators. The move by parents to regain control of their children’s education began during COVID and has to keep the pressure on educators. Parents must remain vigilant and end the injection of social beliefs into the curriculum. It may be trite, but we need less DEIJ and more ABCs. Our schools are failing our children. They have no place in co-parenting our children. They are our kids, not theirs.

 

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Democrat Presidential Candidate RFK, Jr. Tells NH Dem State Party Chairman To Go F*** Himself

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 01:30 +0000

General Secretary of the Communist Party of New Hampshire, Ray Buckley (oh! So sorry! I meant “New Hampshire Democrat Party”), embodies today’s Communist (there I go again, I mean Democrat) Party. To them, you are a member of a group, a tribe, or a race.

That is, you may NOT see yourself as an individual and others around you as individuals … all to be treated as individuals. Your worth is determined by your status … Christian white male: BAD, very bad, oppressor, privileged, even if he lives in a trailer park … Trans-African-American: GOOD, very good, oppressed, victim; even if parents are mega-millionaire Google execs.

Bobby Kennedy, Jr. is a throwback to that time before the Democrat Party was taken over by Communists … to that time when we were individuals, when Democrats saw the role of government as giving a helping hand to everyone who needed it and acting as a check on corporate power when Democrats opposed forever-wars and believed in civil liberties.

Without any further adieu … here’s Bobby Kennedy telling General Secretary Buckley to go f*** himself:

 

 

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Vermont’s Oldest Loon Dies – No, It Wasn’t Bernie Sanders

Granite Grok - Sun, 2023-06-18 00:00 +0000

Headline: Vermont’s Oldest Loon Dies…” My first thought is that the perennial primary victim of DNC hijinks, Senator Bernie Sanders, had shuffled off his mortal coil. Nope. He’s still kicking. They are talking about a different old bird.

And not bird, in the English sense, and having written that, I’m wondering if you can still call a woman a bird in the UK, and after another thought, if you can, do you have to apply that slang equally to transwomen or you’re a bigot. And who is in charge of policing it?

Sorry for derailing the train of thought. Yes, the old bird was a Loon.

 

Last Tuesday, Newark Pond Male, as Hanson refers to the loon, was found to have died recently at an estimated age of 31. He was the oldest documented loon in Vermont. It’s possible he could be even older, as that age is based on the assumption that the loon was 6 years old and in his first year of nesting during that first encounter, Hanson said.

 

Perhaps the old Loon identified as a much younger Loon, in which case the point is moot.

If you are interested, this link has all sorts of exciting things about banding Loons (the bird, not the Sanders).

If you’d like to read some of our thoughts, reporting, or observations about that loon, Bernie Sanders, you can do that here.

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